PPT-3. Autocracy and revolt in Russia, 1881-1914

Starter task Write as many words phrases pictures as you can when you hear the word RUSSIA BACKGROUND In 1881 Russia covered one sixth of the worlds surface 120000000 population. WWI . THE GREAT WAR. The Real Face of War.... M – . Militarism. : the policy of the government making the military very strong. . A – . Alliances system. : where countries make agreements that if they are attacked the friendly country will help them.. HI136 History of Germany. Lecture 5. The July Crisis. 28 June:. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo.. 5 July:. Kaiser Wilhelm II offers Germany’s unconditional support (the ‘blank cheque’) to Austria-Hungary.. Tuesday 31 May 2011. Topics for Today. The Peasants. Did their lives remain the same?. Were their lives uniformly poor (or bleak) / consistently miserable?. Did their lives improve / not improve across the period?. Lesson . 4a. . – Alexander III’s Counter-Reforms. Essential Question. How successful was Alexander III in upholding the tsarist autocracy in the years 1881-94?. Learning Outcomes - Students will:. 29.2. Setting the Stage. 1914 Europe is . divided. (Triple Entente &Triple Alliance). A-H declared war against . Serbia. Countries took sides. One of the . largest . most destructive wars in history. I. Military Planning. The Ideology of the Offensive. Plans: Prepare for future war. Count on speed and overwhelming force. Detailed. I. Military Planning. C. The Schlieffen Plan: 1905. 1. Two Front War for Germany. “Some Damned Foolish Thing in the Balkans”. Why did a world war begin in 1914?. 1. Significance of the First World War. “Thirty Years War” – Europeans wage “war of all against all” (1914-45). Turn in:. Alliances Research. Take out:. . Planner. Pen/Pencil. Today’s objective:. I can . describe how the happenings of Europe begin to impact the impending War.. Today’s Agenda:. Causes of the “Great War”. Chapter . 10 . Section . 1. Get to know…. Name. One interesting thing about you. How do you think you learn the best?. The Great War. Why was it called “The Great War” instead of World War I?. WWI Facts. It was a global military conflict that took place mainly in Europe between 1914 & 1918.. It was a . total war. which left great devastation, millions dead and shaped the modern world.. World War I created a decisive break with the old world order that had emerged after the Napoleonic Wars. The results of World War I would be important factors in the development of World War II; 21 years later. Official Name: RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 17,075,200 square miles (1.8 times the size of U.S.A.). Capital – Moscow, made up of 8,369,000 people. Total Population– 140,041,247. Main Language– Russian. Religions: 15-20% Russian Orthodox, 10-15% Muslim, 2% other Christian. Alexander I, Nicholas I. , . Alexander . II . and Alexander III. Introduction. . Russia rural, agricultural, autocratic. Still strong belief in divine right monarchy . WHY IS RUSSIA CONSERVATIVE WHILE MOST OF EUROPE HAS TURNED TOWARD LIBERALISM? . Alexander I. Nicholas I. Alexander II & III. Nicholas II. Russia in the 19th Century. Russian society remained semi-feudal and backward, with much popular discontent.. Russia remained isolated from Western culture and did not modernize.. Russia in 1914 19 th cent. → 1914 Geography Social structure – class, nationalities Political institutions, structure and changes Economic structure – agrarian society & Witte’s modernisation